Turning the power on/off, Power supply preparations | Korg PXR4

Never insert or remove SmartMedia while the power is turned on. Doing so may damage the SmartMedia.

More about cards

The PXR4 can use SmartMedia with a power supply volt- age of 3.3 V and a capacity of 4–128 Mbytes, or SmartMe- dia with ID. Never use other types of SmartMedia, since they may cause the PXR4 to malfunction.

If a write protect sticker (round silver sticker) is afﬁxed to the SmartMedia, it will not be possible to write or erase data.

When recording on the PXR4, remove the write protect sticker.

*SmartMedia™ is a registered trademark of Toshiba Corpora- tion.

Write protect sticker

Handling precautions

•Do not bend the card, or subject it to strong physical shock or high temperatures.

•Do not touch the electrical contacts of the card. Static electricity may damage the card. After use, keep the card in its case to protect it from static electricity.

Introduction

Turning the power on/off

1. Power supply preparations

Before you connect the power supply or install batteries, make sure that the [POWER/BACK LIGHT] switch is turned OFF.

Connecting the AC adapter

Plug the connector of the included AC adapter ﬁrmly into the [DC 4.5V] input connector. Then connect the AC adapter to an AC power outlet.

Never use any AC adapter other than the included one.

Installing/replacing batteries

1Open the battery cover located on the back of the case.

2Insert two AA alkaline batteries (sold separately) as shown in the diagram.

Be sure that the batteries are inserted in the correct orienta-	13
tion.

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Korg PXR4 owner manual Turning the power on/off, Power supply preparations

Contents

Page Handling Power supplyLocation Interference with other electrical devices Table of Contents Creating/selecting a song Mixer adjustmentsUsing effects Viewing and changing the time location Mixdown Tempo/rhythm settingsSong editing Track editing ExpTrack Exp/Cmp Expand/compress a Record Recording settings UndoSys Undo settingsLevel Volume level adjustment DelTrack Delete Track Delete data from a track Index Block diagram What is ?Troubleshooting Messages Rhythm pattern list Specifications Printing conventions in this manual Main features Top panel Features of the PXR4 and their function Side panels Front panel Rear panelBottom panel Display screen Effect assign indicator → p.67 Battery empty iconDisplay indicator Mixer indicator Output ConnectionsInserting/exchanging cards Input Power supply preparations Turning the power on/off Turning the power on Battery empty indicatorTurning on the display backlight DM Project Turning the power offListening to the demo songs Demo song list Duck Teeth Lower the PXR4’s Master fader Turn the power onPreparations Connect the included AC adapter to the DC 4.5V jack Song named NEW Song has now been created Create a new song → p.23 Check the input level Record → p.25 Counter time will move to the beginning of the song Playback → p.31 Selecting and setting parameters Basic operationSelecting modes Using the faders to select/set parameters Canceling an edit Undo/RedoEditing a parameter value Tuning your guitar Tuning To select the next-numbered song Creating/selecting a songCreating a new song Selecting a different song Character that can be changed will blink Changing the name of a songSelect the song whose name you want to change → 2. Selecting a different song Connect the input device RecordingRecording methods Recording on two tracks Additional recording Using virtual tracks to record Select the track that you want to record Adjust the recording level of your input device, and recordPunch-in/out re-recording a portion of a track Refer to 1. Recording methods steps 1 Count-in recording after a speciﬁed number of mea- sures Press the Stop key to stop playbackSpecify the number of measures to be recorded Combining tracks 1-4 onto two tracks Bounce combining multiple tracks Select the track for recording When you are ﬁnished recording, press the Stop key to stopSelect the bounce mode Begin bounce recording Double-speed playback PlaybackPlayback Layering additional performances onto one track Changing the current time location Switching the counter displayViewing and changing the time location Other types of playback Using Marks to change the time location Registering a markChanging the time location in order of the mark num- bers Select the mark that you want to delete Enter Mark modeDeleting a mark Move to the next or previous mark Mixer adjustments Using the faders to adjust mixer settingsSelect a mixer parameter Using an insert effect Using effectsUsing effects Using a guitar effect Type and chain conﬁguration Using a ﬁnal effectEditing an effect Effect programs and chains Chain 8 This chain contains a high-quality reverb Selecting the effect type and chainEditing an effect Chain 4 This chain is suitable for mic input To save an effect program Using the faders to edit the effectShortcuts using the REC Select keys Saving an effect program Loading a different effect user ﬁle ﬁle loaded at power-onLoading/saving an effect user ﬁle To save to a different effect user ﬁle Selecting and playing a rhythm Tempo/rhythm settingsSetting the tempo and time signature Playing rhythms Song Name naming a song Song editingSong editing operations Changing the tempo of the rhythm Virtual Track selecting a virtual track Track editingTrack editing operations Delete Song deleting a song Copy Track copying a track Select the OutTime When the display asks CopyOK?, press the CURSelect EditMode editing unit. For this example, select Fast Select the InTime Select EditMode. → Copy Track Select the InTime and OutTime Insert Track inserting a blank spaceErase Track erasing a track Select the DestTrk Execute the operation Here’s how to delete the In-Out region of trackDelete Track deleting a track Select ErsTrack. Then press the Cursor right key Select Times Expansion/Compression expanding/compressing a track Select the SrcVTrk Copy Virtual Track copying to a virtual trackSelect the InTime, OutTime, ToTime, and EndTime Select PitchFix Track As an example, here’s how to delete virtual track CDelete Virtual Track deleting a virtual track Select the DestVTrk Creating a stereo ﬁle Using the sub inputMixdown Recording onto a master tape Windows users Saving to your computerMaking USB connections to your computer Creating a stereo ﬁle Macintosh users Saving song ﬁles via card Recovering a damaged card Card Recovery Card managementFormatting a card Format Fr FreeTime The recordable time on the currently LocateP1. Location Counter counter display Counter NameSong Change the name of a song P1. Tempo tempo settingSystem P2. EditSong Song editing operations CpyTrack CopyTrack Copy a track P3. EditTrk Track editing operationsDelSong Delete a song Track Select virtual tracks ErsTrack Erase Track Erase data from a track InsTrack Insert Track Insert blank space into a track ExpTrack Exp/Cmp Expand/compress a region of a track DelTrack Delete Track Delete data from a track CardInfo Information View card information P4. CardUtl Card-related functionsCpyV-Trk Copy a virtual track DelV-Trk Delete a virtual track P5. System System-related settings UndoSys Undo settings Record Recording settings SelectEffect Select an effect program P1. Effect Effect settingsEffect P6. USB comm USB connections P2. Tuner Tuner function Mixer Mark + Effect Assign SendL Send level adjustment L chSendR Send level adjustment R ch + Display + Bounce Store Mark REC SelectExit Shift Master Transport Keys REC REW RewindFF Fast Forward DRIVE/LMT Block Dist Bass Distortion Limiter LimiterComp Bass Comp Ovdrv Bass Overdrive CABI/EQ Block MidEQ MID EQ 4x12 Vin 4x12 Vintage4x12 Mdn 4x12 Modern LowEQ LOW EQ VntgDy Vintage Dynamic Tube2 TUBE2Hi-Gain1 HI-GAIN1 Hi-Gain1 HI-GAIN2 Flanger Flanger StFlange Stereo Flanger ModDelay MOD Delay StModDly Stereo MOD DelayModulation Block Chorus Chorus StChorus Stereo Chorus WahUp WAH UP Phaser Phaser StPhaser Stereo PhaserPitchSft Pitch Shifter StPitch Stereo Pitch Shifter Octave Octave Ambience Block NR/GATE Block Prog name Chain# For Effect Program List For each chain, the following effects can be selected Effect Chain List NR/GATE Troubleshooting Master effect does not apply Effect does not applyCan’t record two tracks simultaneously Guitar/insert effect does not apply Card Rhythm Messages Error messages No Card EvntFullOut MarkFull To-Endx2 UndoOverWr?STOP Rhythm pattern list Analog/digital input/output speciﬁcations Speciﬁcations Included items Counter display Index Manual punch-in Manual punch-out Double-speed playback Half-speed playback Tuner Block diagram Korg INC